Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) & Jean-Michel Frank (1895-1941)

Médaillon figurant le profil d'une femme inséré sur une boîte en bois

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Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) & Jean-Michel Frank (1895-1941)
Médaillon figurant le profil d'une femme inséré sur une boîte en bois
a bronze medallion by Alberto Giacometti inset into the lid of a wooden box by Jean-Michel Frank
bronze medallion: 2½ in. (6.3 cm.) diameter
box: 2 1/8 x 7 x 4 1/8 in. (4.9 x 17.7 x 10.6 cm.)
Medallion conceived in 1936

Provenance

Leslie Waddington, London.
A gift from the above in 2000 and thence by descent to the present owner.

Literature

The Alberto and Annette Giacometti Foundation database no. 1688.

Lot Essay

This work is included in the archives of the Alberto and Annette Giacometti Association.

The Comité Jean-Michel Frank has confirmed the authenticity of this work.

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